else's religion over my religion. chris and this is a 0 sum game. if the government isn't celebrating recognizing legion at all then you are denigrating religion. i tend to disagree with that. i think actually there is a middle ground where the government can be neutral about religious issues, not disparaging religion on one side but also not promoting religion on the other side. one thing we have to keep in mind as we are the most religiously diverse nation on earth. as many as 1600 different faith groups and religious traditions within the united states. more muslims in america than presbyterians, episcopalians, baptists, catholics and methodists. they are right there. we are seeing of great religious diversity within this nation and we need to ensure that no one feels they are not a full participant for citizen because of their religious beliefs. that is quite easy for me as a protestant to say. no one should be offended by certain representations of my face because to me it is normal and so accepted but there are